Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eagle Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Rock
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Eagle Rock:
- 37.640686, -79.801156
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eagle Rock
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Since Eagle Rock is near Alleghany County and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- eBird sighting report for Rockbridge County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eagle Rock ...
We found five communities that share the name Eagle Rock.
Within Virginia, the name Eagle Rock is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Eagle Rock is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the west of the Eagle Rock that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Eagle Rock.
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Eagle Rock [Bonneville County].
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Eagle Rock is located in Barry County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west of the Eagle Rock that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Eagle Rock.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Eagle Rock is located in Wake County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eagle Rock that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Eagle Rock.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Eagle Rock is located in Venango County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north of the Eagle Rock that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Eagle Rock.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Rock ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Daggers Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggers Springs
- Daggers Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Gala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Greyledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hooks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
- Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
- Kyles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Mills
- Kyles Mills is located in Botetourt County
- Rich Patch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Salt Petre Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Petre Cave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Springwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
How Far From Eagle Rock to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eagle Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Rock and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Rock to Fincastle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagle Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6407, Longitude: -79.8012 In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Eagle Rock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Eagle Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.173 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.321 degrees. |